Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Ron Johnson
stated on February 15, 2021 a radio interview:

Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”

By Eric Litke • February 15, 2021

Shannon Grove
stated on January 6, 2021 a tweet:

"Antifa" is to blame for storming the U.S. Capitol.

By Chris Nichols • January 7, 2021

Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2020 a pair of tweets:

Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.

By Bill McCarthy • September 16, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2020 a Facebook post:

“Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”

By Eric Litke • September 11, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post:

"PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender."

By Chris Nichols • September 2, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 a tweet:

“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”

By Eric Litke • September 1, 2020

Steve Scalise
stated on August 30, 2020 a video:

Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?”

By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2020

Viral image
stated on August 27, 2020 a Facebook post:

Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department.

By Jon Greenberg • August 28, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on July 14, 2020 remarks in the White House Rose Garden:

A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2020 a Facebook post:

“Hillary Clinton is on trial, she (supposed) to have killed” a 10-year-old girl.

By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2020

Viral image
stated on July 2, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says BBC prematurely reported “Ghislaine Maxwell moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 6, 2020

Bloggers
stated on June 15, 2020 a blog post:

Says George Floyd has “hair in one shot but is bald in the shots of him laying on the ground.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 26, 2020

Viral image
stated on June 14, 2020 a Facebook post:

“George Floyd’s ‘murder’ filmed before COVID-19.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 16, 2020

Viral image
stated on June 10, 2020 a Facebook post:

“George Floyd at his own funeral and George Floyd three days ago.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 11, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on May 30, 2020 a tweet:

During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."

By Bill McCarthy • June 1, 2020

Republican State Leadership Committee
stated on March 26, 2020 a campaign ad:

Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case

By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020

Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 13, 2020 the GOP weekly radio address:

“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”

By Eric Litke • February 20, 2020

Roger Williams
stated on August 22, 2019 an interview:

"50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."

By Madlin Mekelburg • October 4, 2019

Bloggers
stated on August 10, 2019 multiple posts on Facebook:

Say Jeffrey Epstein is not dead.

By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2019

Tony Evers
stated on February 18, 2019 a news release:

By Eric Litke • February 22, 2019

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